Traditional Wassail
"For centuries, going back to Anglo-Saxon times, holiday revelers have wished each other “Wes hal!”—Be Whole!—while sharing this drink. Wassail traditionally contained roasted apples, which would swell up and burst apart in the hot punch, giving it the name Lamb’s Wool...."
INGREDIENTS
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5 to 6 large baking apples, peeled and cored
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1 cup sugar
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2 quarts beer or ale
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2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half, or 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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zest of 1 lemon
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1-1/2 cups sherry or sweet red wine
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